News, insights, and product updates from the Leaf Automation team.
Solar EPCs scale revenue by winning more projects. But every project still requires the same manual drafting hours. Here's why hiring doesn't fix it and what does.
Non-residential solar projects have profound differences that engineers see and non-engineers consistently underestimate. That's why AutoCAD persists — and why templates don't work.
The handoff from proposal tools to construction documents is where solar engineering teams lose hours on every project. Here's what actually transfers — and what gets rebuilt from scratch.
When redrafting takes hours, engineers stop iterating. The cost of manual drafting isn't just time — it's engineering quality.
Solar engineers aren't rejecting automation because they're stubborn. They're rejecting tools that own their workflow and break the moment a project doesn't fit the mold.
Software that blurs the line between drafting and engineering puts projects at risk. Here's why we built a tool that deliberately stops short of engineering — and why that restraint matters.
A technical look at the algorithms behind automated solar stringing — reinforcement learning, spatial reasoning, and where automation still needs an engineer.
An honest comparison of AutoCAD solar stringing plugins — Leaf/Branch, PVComplete/Enact Solar, PV Rocket, Virto.CAD, and PVcase Roof Mount. Pricing, features, and which tool fits your workflow.
A practical guide to automating repetitive drafting in solar construction documents — what automation means, what it doesn't, and a workflow using Leaf.
PVComplete has been acquired and merged into Enact Solar. What this means for PVCAD users and what alternatives exist for AutoCAD solar stringing.
SolarEdge Designer builds proposals. AutoCAD builds construction documents. Here's the fastest way to get from one to the other without redrawing.
Solar design software covers at least four different tool categories. Here's how to tell them apart and find the right one for your workflow.
Custom AutoLISP scripts got you this far. Here's how to tell when they're costing more than they're saving, and what a purpose-built plugin handles differently.
Leaf chosen to participate in the 2025 BV IgniteX accelerator, focusing on innovative project execution solutions for the infrastructure industry.
Leaf CEO Evan Haug selected as a speaker at Chicago AI Week 2025, part of the AI 2030 Summit Series.
SolarEdge Designer exports lines. Leaf creates intelligent CAD objects. Here's why that difference matters for construction documents.
BRITE Energy Innovators profiles how Leaf is revolutionizing engineering through AI-driven automation.
Leaf recognized as a Phase 1 winner of the Lab MATCH prize from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Technology Transitions.
Leaf selected for Cohort 3 of Transform, the data science and AI startup accelerator at UChicago's Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship.
Leaf selected for the inaugural cohort of JumpStart's Trailblazer Software Accelerator, receiving up to $125K in support services.
We're excited to announce Leaf, a new AutoCAD plugin that uses AI to automate tedious engineering tasks for renewable energy projects.
Leaf showcases AI-powered CAD automation for solar engineering at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, demonstrating the Branch AutoCAD plugin alongside CWRU innovators.
Leaf recognized as a Finalist for Most Promising Startup in the Best of Tech awards from the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
As ThinkEnergy fellows at the Great Lakes Energy Institute, Leaf's founders learned from experts about trends and opportunities in the energy industry.
Evan Haug, CEO and Co-Founder of Leaf, sits down with BRITE Energy Innovators to discuss energy innovation and the future of engineering automation.
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office selects Leaf as one of 10 teams to advance in the American-Made Solar Prize competition.
Leaf's solar stringing automation plugin becomes available for beta trials on the AutoDesk AppStore.
Leaf CEO Evan Haug discusses the company's mission to automate solar engineering workflows in a feature profile by the University of Akron Research Foundation.
Leaf receives American-Made Solar Prize funding to build AutoCAD automation tools that eliminate repetitive stringing and electrical documentation.
Leaf receives a $10,000 SAFE investment from the Northeast Ohio Student Venture Fund to accelerate development of its AutoCAD solar automation plugin.
BOUNCE highlights Leaf's mission to make electrical engineers' lives easier through construction automation.
Leaf wins $7,500 first place prize at the 2021-22 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition at Case Western Reserve University's Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship.
Team Leaf wins the $4,000 first prize at the spring 2021 ideaLabs pitch competition hosted by the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium.
CWRU's Great Lakes Energy Institute profiles Evan Haug and the LEAF team as part of the 2020-2021 ThinkEnergy Fellowship cohort.